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24-568: The company is the successor to the 1892 Grafton Cooperative Cheese Company, which was founded to handle surplus local milk. The original company went out of business due to a fire. It was restored in the mid-1960s with help from the Windham Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "preserve the vitality of Vermont's rural communities". Grafton's cheddar is synthetic-hormone-free and made mostly from Jersey cow milk from Vermont family farms. The most common cheese offered by

48-732: A Lieutenant in the 104th Regiment of Foot and was ordered to join his regiment in New Brunswick . During the Anglo-American War of 1812, the 104th was ordered to march 700 miles from Fredericton , in the less vulnerable region of New Brunswick, to defend Kingston in the threatened area of Upper Canada. This was necessary because the Commander-in-Chief in Canada, Sir George Prevost , found himself with only 3000 troops to defend 1100 miles of frontier. The march of

72-635: A lighter band around their muzzles, a dark switch (long hair on the end of the tail), and black hooves, although in recent years, colour regulations have been relaxed to allow a broadening of the gene pool. The cows are calm and docile; bulls may be unpredictable or aggressive. Jersey cattle have a greater tendency towards postparturient hypocalcaemia (or " milk fever ") in dams, and tend to have frail calves that require more attentive management in cold weather than other dairy breeds due to their smaller body size (which results in an increased surface area-to-mass ratio, increasing heat loss). After 2008, there

96-658: Is a British breed of small dairy cattle from Jersey , in the British Channel Islands . It is one of three Channel Island cattle breeds, the others being the Alderney – now extinct – and the Guernsey . The milk is high in butterfat and has a characteristic yellowish tinge. The Jersey adapts well to various climates and environments, and unlike many breeds originating in temperate climates, tolerates heat well. It has been exported to many countries of

120-504: Is evidence the breed is related to the African buffalo , possibly the Bos brachyceros. The breed was isolated from outside influence for over 200 years, with a ban from 1789 to 2008. Farmers Weekly stated the ban began in 1763 until 2008 or 245 years. In December 2022 a dairy was struck with a virus that killed around half the dairy cows, Woodlands Farm. The exact cause has been stated as

144-410: The "most likely" cause of death was botulism. The exact number of cows, listed as over 100 was also stated as 112 cows and 132 cows, which was more than half the dairy herd. Before 1789, cows would be given as dowry for inter-island marriages between Jersey and Guernsey. This was, however, not widespread. In 1789, imports of foreign cattle into Jersey were forbidden by law to maintain the purity of

168-521: The 104th, of which Le Couteur's journal provides a detailed account, lasted from 21 February to 12 April 1813. The men marched across difficult terrain in extreme winter conditions and, with temperatures dropping as low as −27 °F (−32 °C), few escaped frostbite. Le Couteur later took part in the Siege of Fort Erie , the battles of Sackett's Harbour and Lundy's Lane and thirty-three skirmishes. In his journal, Le Couteur expresses admiration for

192-608: The Grafton Cheese is their block cheddar, made in 40 pound blocks and then cut to different sales sizes. In July 2008 the company celebrated the opening of a new production plant and retail store in Brattleboro . The shop is "a 2,500-square-foot classic barn-like structure encompassing a full-service artisanal cheese shop" offering "more than 70 types of cheeses, wine, Vermont microbrews, fresh bread, maple products and other gourmet food items and accompaniments." In 2014,

216-521: The Grafton Spring Brook milk Cheese won the "Best USA Cheese trophy" at the 2014 International Cheese Awards . 43°10′18.9″N 72°36′33.6″W  /  43.171917°N 72.609333°W  / 43.171917; -72.609333 This Vermont -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This cheese -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jersey cow The Jersey

240-753: The Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, where the best of the parish shows competed. The colour of the rosette secured by a prize-winning cow was said to determine its export value. Today, the RJAHS holds two shows a year, where usually five or six of the remaining 23 herds compete against each other for the top prizes. A Jersey cattle show is also held in Jersey, by the West Show Association. In February 2010, semen from an impure breed Jersey bull had been imported into

264-521: The States of Jersey took the historic step of ending the ban on imports, and allowing the import of bull semen from any breed of cattle, although only semen that is genetically pure enables the resultant progeny to be entered in the Jersey Herd Book. For many decades, each of the 12 parishes in Jersey held cattle shows in the spring, summer, and autumn, followed in turn by the main shows held by

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288-518: The West Regiment of the Militia in 1829. In Jersey, Le Couteur held a number of official posts: he was elected Connétable of Saint Brélade in 1826 and Jurat in 1835. He was appointed Aide-de-camp in 1831 to William IV and this position was renewed when Victoria came to the throne in 1837 (Victoria visited the island in 1846). Le Couteur held the position of Aide-de-camp until 1872 and he

312-584: The bravery of the First Nation allies, but considers them 'very savage' and cruel to prisoners. After the war, in 1816, Le Couteur was appointed Aide-de-camp to his father, Lieutenant-General John Le Couteur, in Curaçao before returning to Canada the following year. When the 104th Regiment was disbanded in 1818, Le Couteur returned to Jersey as a captain and married his cousin, Harriet Janvrin. He had two sons and three daughters. He became Colonel of

336-558: The breed displayed greater variation than it does today, with white, dark brown, and mulberry beasts. However, since the honey-brown cows sold best, the breed was developed accordingly. In 1860, 1138 cows were exported via England, the average price being £16 per head. By 1910, over 1000 head were exported annually to the United States alone. In 1866, at the annual general meeting of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, H.G. Shepard noted in his history that "it

360-427: The breed, although exports of cattle and semen have been important economic resources for the island. The restriction on the import of cattle was initially introduced to prevent a collapse in the export price. The United Kingdom levied no import duty on cattle imported from Jersey. Cattle were being shipped from France to Jersey and then shipped onward to England to circumvent the tariff on French cattle. The increase in

384-595: The island despite strict laws and checks, and 100 cows had been impregnated with the semen. Their offspring was not recorded in the Jersey Herd Book. Jersey cattle were exported to the United States from about 1850. A breed society , the American Jersey Cattle Club, was formed in 1868. In the USA, a distinction is sometimes made between the "American Jersey", which is comparatively coarse and large and has been selectively bred mainly for milk yield, and

408-488: The original or "Island" type; the latter may also be called "Miniature Jersey". The Jersey is small. Cows in the island weigh some 350–400 kg and stand about 115–120 cm at the withers ; bulls weigh some 600–700 kg . Factors contributing to the popularity of the breed have been their greater economy of production, due to: Jerseys occur in all shades of brown, from light tan to almost black. They are frequently fawn in colour. All purebred Jerseys have

432-600: The supply of cattle, sometimes of inferior quality, was bringing the price down and damaging the reputation of Jersey cattle. The import ban stabilised the price and enabled a more scientifically controlled programme of breeding to be undertaken. Sir John Le Couteur studied selective breeding and became a Fellow of the Royal Society ; his work led to the establishment of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society in 1833. At that time,

456-492: The world; in some of them, including Denmark, France, New Zealand and the United States, it has developed into an independent breed. In Nepal, it is used as a draught animal . As its name implies, the Jersey was bred on the British Channel Island of Jersey. It apparently descended from cattle stock brought over from the nearby Norman mainland , and was first recorded as a separate breed around 1700. There

480-407: Was a British Army officer and Aide-de-camp for Jersey to William IV and Victoria . Son of Lieutenant General John Le Couteur (1761–1835), he is best known for his War of 1812 memoirs of his service as a lieutenant in the 104th Foot, published in 1993 as Merry Hearts Make Light Days . In November 1811, at the age of 17, Le Couteur was promoted from Ensign in the 96th Regiment (on Jersey) to

504-767: Was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1843. Le Couteur was a prolific writer; his voluminous papers are held by the Société Jersiaise in Saint Helier . Selections were published in 1969 in Joan Steven's Victorian voices: An introduction to the papers of Sir John Le Couteur . His War of 1812 memoirs, edited by Canadian historian Donald E. Graves , were published in 1993 as Merry Hearts Make Light Days . Le Couteur also gained renewed public attention in both Canada and Jersey when his account of

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528-642: Was knighted in the same year. Le Couteur had many interests and was a competent artist. He undertook a sustained scientific study of wheat and produced several books on agriculture: On the Varieties, Properties, and Classification of Wheat (1836); On the Use of the Jersey Trench Plough (1842); On the Rise, Progress and State of Agriculture in Jersey (1852). In recognition of his enquiries, Le Couteur

552-598: Was resolved – on the motion of Col. Le Couteur, that the Hon. Secretary be hereby invited to open and to carry on a "herd book" in which the pedigree of bulls, cows, and heifers shall be entered for reference to all the members of the Society." In 1869 for the first time, prizes were awarded at the society's shows for herd book stock cattle. The States of Jersey took a census of stock in 1866, and Jersey then supported 12 037 head of cattle, of which 611 were bulls. In July 2008

576-481: Was some pressure for Jersey dairymen to attempt to increase the milk production per cow. This led to possibly securing options from outside the island. From 2020 onward there was a further challenge with COVID-19 while seeking the "maximum productivity and business efficiencies". Jersey milk has 20% more calcium, 18% more protein, and 29% more milk fat than Holstein. Sir John Le Couteur Colonel Sir John Le Couteur (21 October 1794 – 24 December 1875)

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